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MFSA2015-36 Firefox: Incorrect memory management for simple-type arrays in WebRTC (CVE-2015-0808)

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MFSA2015-36 Firefox: Incorrect memory management for simple-type arrays in WebRTC (CVE-2015-0808)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/01/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/02/2015
Modified
04/05/2017

Description

The webrtc::VPMContentAnalysis::Release function in the WebRTC implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 uses incompatible approaches to the deallocation of memory for simple-type arrays, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-37_0

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